The Richmond Times Dispatch needs you! You've been given a freelance job writing an article for the Times on the World War 2 Home Front/New Deal. There are four major topics below that you must include in your one page cover story. The Times has gathered stories from around 15 different sources about the effort on the Home Front during the war. Use the links below to read the stories from each person. Take notes while reading about how different people helped out in the war. Next, write your one page article that includes two of the four topics and at least two real life examples of Home Front Stories.

Your newspaper article must include:

1. 1. A short explanation of how each of the AT LEAST two of the four impacts on American Life on the Home Front(3-4 sentences)
2. 2. No less than 3 real life examples from each of the ways the Home Front was impacted by WW2 (2-3 sentences for each of the 4 topics)
3. 3. Thorough writing that creatively explains the impacts using correct grammar and flow
4. 4. Four interesting pictures that show the impacts

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World War 2 Home Front Experience

There were four major parts of life on the Home Front during World War 2
A).Participation in World War 2 Helped End the Great Depression
B/C) Women and African Americans Joining the Workforce
D) Rationing and Conservation of Resources
E) New Deal Programs

Click on the links above and learn about each part of the efforts on the Home Front.

Use the link below to find the directions to create your front page story. Include 4 pictures to go with the cover story that represent the Home Front effort. Good luck!

http://ww2homefront2014.wikispaces.com/Times+Dispatch+Article+Directions